SEOUL (BNS): South Korea said Thursday it is not aware of any plans by the US Government to deploy an advanced missile defence (BMD) system in its territory as reported by the media.
Reiterating its long-held position of not joining any US-led missile defence shield, Seoul said it does not consider deploying any missile defence system.
The reaction came a day after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Pentagon was reviewing plans to position a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) battery for which a site survey for a possible location in South Korea has been conducted.
"As of now, the South Korean defence ministry is unaware of whether the US is reviewing a plan to send the THAAD battery here," defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said.
"We do not consider (the introduction) of the THAAD system, which is for the upper-tier defence system," different from "our own lower-tier one," Kim was quoted as saying by the official Yonhap news agency.
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